quarta-feira, fevereiro 09, 2011

[International]Transgender catfight as top golfers fall out over 'female at birth' rulesA transgender catfight has broken out at the highest levels of women's golf.Transsexual top golfer Mianne Bagger has blasted her counterpart Lana Lawless after Lawless sued the LPGA over its 'female at birth' rule.That rule dictated that only those who were born female could play the most lucrative circuit in women's golf.

[UK]Sri Lankan in midst of sex change charged with killing British transsexual lawyerA Sri Lankan Tamil, in midst of sex change, will stand trial over alleged killing of British HR lawyer David Burgess, London based sources say.Sources identified the accused as 34-year-old Sri Lankan Nina Kanagasingham of Chichele Road, Cricklewood, who had been in the process of becoming a woman at the time of arrest on Oct. 25 last year. The case will resume on July 18 at the Old Bailey.

[Germany]German court blocks trans sterilization requirementGermany’s Constitutional Court ruled Jan. 28 that it is unconstitutional to require transgender people to undergo sterilization or gender-reassignment surgery before they can be legally recognized as a member of the other sex.

[Pakistan]Two groups of eunuchs clash over turfEight eunuchs were arrested and sent to jail for two weeks on Monday in Gujranwala under the Maintenance of Public Order ordinance.They belonged to Mian Zahoor Guru Group and Ijaz Group.They were arrested by Cantt police on Sunday after they brawled at a wedding ceremony. Ijaz Group had performed at the ceremony and made Rs6,000. Zahoor Guru Group had then allegedly attacked them claiming the Cantt police precinct belonged to them and that no other group was allowed to operate there.(Photo: Zahoor Guru and his pupils at Cantt police station lock up)

[USA]Glee's big mistakeOn 26 October 2010, "Glee" aired an episode entitled, The Rocky Horror Glee Show. While this has already become old news, the author has just been made aware of it. As always, the media’s usage of transphobia is no secret, and upon taking the episode’s content into account, the subject becomes just as relevant today as it was yesterday.

[USA]Transgender patients confront bias in health careAt first glance, Morgan Ruzzo’s mammogram seems routine. She’s 58 years old and gets checked out every year.But Ruzzo is a bit different from the usual mammogram patient – because she’s also going to need a prostate exam. That’s right, prostate: the male sex organ. Eight years ago Morgan Ruzzo was Joey Ruzzo, a 50-year-old high-rise construction ironworker.

[USA] [Commentary]Local News Finds Trans Pittsburgh Prostitutes To Be Hilarious He-She FreaksAs we know from, uh, being responsible human begins — and reading the stunning but not surprising results from NGLTF's report — the prejudices and hardships faced by transgender Americans are plentiful. With many states offering few workplace protections for trans employees, the report found trans people are disproportionately more likely to find careers as sex workers to support themselves, their families, and their medical bills. So isn't it hilarious that Pittsburgh's WPXI found out about a police sting on trans call girls. They look like women, but they're dressed as men! CAN YOU BELIEVE?!

[IN, USA]Lambda Legal & IN District Settle Over Trans Student CaseAn Indiana School District has settled its case with a transgender student who was barred from attending her prom in a dress.Gary Community School Corporation has officially apologized to former student K.K. Logan. Lambda Legal had filed suit against the district in 2007 claiming that Logan’s freedom of expression had been violated. At the time, Logan identified as a “feminine male.”

[OH, USA]Molested by a Transvestite NurseA gunshot victim claims he was assaulted and battered by a transvestite nurse who sat on his legs, painted his mouth with lipstick, "kissed him intimately on the mouth and grabbed and squeezed his penis" for "several minutes," as he lay helpless on a hospital bed.

[TX, USA]R.I.P Kathryn McGuire, Houston's Transvestite SocialiteKathryn McGuire, who made a big splash in the Houston social scene as a transvestite before undergoing a sex-change operation and moving away, has died.We did a feature on her and James as he opened a play in New York and remembered growing up with the unique person who was Charles and then Kathryn. (Photo)Kathryn McGuire Obituary